Long Full fledged Poems

In America June 14th equals flag day
and in Pennsylvania a federal holiday.

"...I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god...

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Summer Memories
Summer Realities

This, the first day of summer, two thousand and two, finds me,
slipping back into what once was my desire, my need, my reality.
This step back into, and into times passed, has allowed me...

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Unquotable quotes: Writers – XXXVIII

     for Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoieski  
     who let not even hope sustain them and who used their...

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A whirl, a gust, and a thunderous boom commenced,
Heartened by the latter soreness of silent night,
Shackled through the chill blows above,
A tempest, a storm,
Threshing the world,
Shaking the Prison of Plot,

The waters of the Holy Spirit...

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There was a war between Gods and demons, 
The Hindu mythology says with reasons;
This went for long with full-fledged fights,
Each troop spending sleepless nights;
Dead remained dead and the gods did realize,
That it's not in their...

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As winter fades into spring,
Hearts impressed by the gentle swaying,
Dancing dreams, hasten to explain away,
Gentling shadows of yesterday,
Praying hands, folded and appealing,
To the love of One whose light is piercing
Through the darkness, through the doubting
Of...

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       Ducks and Ducklings


        My daughter's residence favoured my luck !
           ...

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In Love- Our story ( a sort of Sonnet)

 

That first day in the factory, your eye
had followed me as down the aisle I passed
still lingered moments after I'd gone by,
you vowed then that glance...

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I was a happy, fluent linguist, fruitfully helping revive endangered languages,
As colorful rainbows walk across the sky, in buttery hours, turned languorous.

I enjoyed doing practical fieldwork, and establishing useful literary programs,
As the honeysuckle sun loves...

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People need free societies, but I am not referring to the deadly monstrous global pandemic! They need freedom of expression on line and/or in person.
And they need the freedom of speech coupled by a free...

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Governing my emotions through my faith in Jesus Christ.***

Only Jesus Christ is the very best pathway to preventing my emotions from going on an emotional roller coaster ride.  However, it is also true it...

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He worked at the local newspaper office.
I worked for his employer’s wife as a mother’s helper.
He had served his apprenticeship 
and was now a full fledged printer 
earning a magnificent sum of eight dollars a...

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The British had stumbled
in Boston the year last,
but came again for vengeance bold
to bleed freedom, damage untold,
with fire and with blast.
To New York their ships sailed
thirty thousand men strong,
and Washington, on islands spread,
awaited their coming...

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Oh! That anguishing moment! When I craved to cry,
And pour my tears, like monsoon rains, on some grass dry;
A bit away, hence, from the madding crowd, I went,
To soothe my grieving heart; give benevolent vent...
A...

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Since world war 2, there have been more and more oversea scientific and academic centers and institutions co-established for united research and development, more and more trading and financial hubs and bodies set for cross-continental...

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With me, during my high-school-days, studied a little boy, 
His father was a doctor. This filled him with immense joy;
At his constant demand, once to his dad's study I went,
Seeing the skeleton, to my feelings,...

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My God, make me the vessel* You want me to be
marked by divine craftsmanship… not
bearing grandeur of self-exalting potter the
aim is to become finest, full-fledged first…

Help me, Lord, to settle for Your favour toward sweet...

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im so
sick
of all the
****ing bullshit
this is a
full-fledged
spit session
with no
hesitation
when im
contemplating
if i should
let them
do an
examination
of my
brain
i already
know that
im ****ing
insane
and ****ed
in the
head
my thoughts
are scary
like going
to the
feds
or getting
a whole
bunch of
lead
to the
****ing chest
causing
a bloody
mess
all through
the streets
dont critique
my technique
cuz im
too...

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WHY FULL-FLEDGED MEN BEHAVE LIKE STEEL

Men; though corpulent and full-fleshed,
We still break down and lose form.
A woman is expressive and detailed. Yes!
But men? Can't be said of a lot of them. Yeah, most definitely and...

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My eyes feel heavy..
Eyelids weigh a ton
Like a ton of bricks
No longer shall they remain open..
They are now closed..

With eyes shut..
I can see magnificent colors
Beautiful vivid colors are before me..
So clear..
So bold..
Colors are breathtaking..
As they...

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I asked a homeless man I met one day,
If the recession we’re in is what caused him to be this way.
He looked me straight in the eye and told the things he had done,
Once upon...

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*Authors note: Be prepared for the inappropriate use of a fork.  (Shelter your children.)  Proper and Improper soup matters and manners are explored.  Legal interpretations and fears surrounding the viewing of and...

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The Jackal's line of demarcation ye souls' furlough for interim...
Today, cockcrows perturb in a gala thrice for thee quiescent stay,
God's Park of Ephemera, sashays the daggled the minder harks,
a chest not in to rest, of...

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Fear strikes..
A jolt of fear arises..
A lightning bolt of fear illuminates in the sky..

A grand entrance it had made..
An uninvited guest..
The wrath of fear had wrapped it's frightful arms all around..
Fearful circumstances of negativity..

Fear of...

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LET ME BE LITTLE AGAIN
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


I want to be a little boy once more
Playing cowboys and indians as I did before
Put a cape on my back I became superman
Badge on my shirt, the sheriff...

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